Button loop



Q E. A NDERSON BUTTON LOOP Filed May 20. 1926 INVENTOR MA W,

i Patented May 17, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

cm a. summit. en mar omen, NEW JERSEY. assxenoa T EASTERN r001.

& MG. .00., 0! BLDOMFIELD, NEW JERSEY.

BUTTON LOOP.

Application filed May 20, 1926. Serial No. 110,324.

This inventipn relates tn an improved button I00 and similar articlesbeing particu larly a apted for such loops as are used in fastening thestraps of overalls to the buttons on the waist band, in fact, in anysituation where quick attachn'ient and Lie tachment are necessary but inwhich the button is securely held even though the connected arts arerelaxed.

w The invention comprises a button loop which is made from one piece ofwire and is formed so that it has at the top a supporting or suspendingmeans for attaching the loops to a strap or the like, the wire thenbeing formed into depending parts which form a loop for holding theshank of a but ton, the loop havin the ends of the wireieing secured tothe opposed arms of the depending portion in a manner to permit theirhaving a limited lateral movement to enable the restricted part of theloop to be temporarily widened.

The loop, of course, is so made that the head of the button can beinserted through it and then passed down so that the'shank of the buttonwill paws through the restricted entrance and into the button holdingloop.

The invention illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which I haveshown various forms embodying the invention. In said drawings, Figure 1is a front view and Figure 2 is a side View of one form of loop. Figure3 is a front view of a modified form and Figure 4 is a side view of theform shown in Figure 3. F i are 5 is a front view of a still furthermodi cation and Figure 6 is a side view of the Icon shown in Figure 5. iIn describing the loop, it will, of course, be understood that the upperpart is made to receive any element by means of which it can besuspended or to which it can be secured, but for clearness ofdescription I will call it the strap receiving loop because normally itis adapted to receive a stra which is folded over the top bar and then18 sewed or similarly secured.

In the form shown in Figures 1 and 2 the strap receiving loop comprisesthe strand 10, the ends of which are bent inwardly to form the strands1.1 and the wire is then bent down to form the depending arms 12, eachof Which is formed at the bottom into a loop 13 which is the buttonreceiving loop, these loops being normally substantially aligned andhaving an inwardly bent portion 14 a restricted entrance,

formin a restricted entrance to the loop 13. These umps 14 are oppositeto each other and form a symn'ietrical button holding part. Beyond theloop, each arm is extended and has its ends secured to the other arm ina manner to permit the respective arms to have enough side movement sothat the loops 13 can swing in parallel planes when force is exerted bythe button shank to widen the restricted opening of the button loop. Inorder to accomplish this, the ends of the arms 15 are folded or curledover the other arms.

In Figure 1, this is accomplished by bendiug the end of each arm into aloop 16 which can move laterally on account of the provision of thedownwardly and outwardly inclined part 17 at the top of each of the arms12 to enable a button to be inserted in the loop. The arms 12 and 15 areupwardly and outwardly inclined relative to the button loops 13 and at asufficient angle to permit the easy insertion of a button between them.In Figures 3 and 4, I show a similar construction with the differencethat, as will be noted in Figure 1, one strand lies in front of theother for its full length, while in Figure 3 the upwardly extending arms15 are more vertically disposed and one of them is bent as at 18 so thatthey both extend upwardly on what will be called the back of the loop.

In Figures 5 and 6 I show a type of loop in which the arms that extenddownwardly are arcuate as at 19 and form loops 20 at the bottom, thehump 21 of each arm being formed beyond the loop. The ends 23 of thearms rovide for movement by reason of the loops eing elongated and thusallowing the limited movement of the arms.

In these constructions it will be noted that the opening of the loops iseasy as the arms 12 and 15 in Figures 1 to 4 and the arms 19 in Figures5 and 6 move with the top part of the arms as a fulcrum or base ofmovement. This provides for easy leverage at the restricted part of theloop and the relatively loose looping of the ends of each arm to theother provides further flexibility of movement.

The loop is shown as made of round wire but it will be evident thatother forms of strands can be used if desired.

I claim:

1. A button loop made of a single piece of Wire bent to form a strapreceiving loop at the top and having depending arms returned to form abutton holding loop with arestricted entrance, the arms each having itsend secured in limited movable contact with the other beyond the buttonreceiving loop.

2. A button loop comprising a single piece of wire bent at the top toform a strap receiving loop and then bent outwardly on both sides andthen downwardly and inwardly and atthe bottom formed into substantiallyaligned button receiving loops with a restricted opening, the ends ofthe wire beyond the button receiving loops extending to the outwardlyextending portion of the other and loosely looped thci'eovei' to permitlimited side play of the said loops and the adjacent parts.

In testimony whereof I nfiix my signature.

CARL E. ANDERSON.

